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GOSSIP ABOUT MINING.
THE WEALTH OF THE COUNTRY
AROUND CANTON.
Good i.nd Bad IlTMtmfnti in Georgia
Miura Senator Brown'« Old Cop
per Mln— «fyle« of Mining—
What -t* Found in Georgia
Miaea—General News.
(Correspondence of the Chronicle.]
Cantos, Ga , June 26. Mr. A. H.
Moore, the gentleman reported to have
■old to some English capitalists a gold mine
in thia county for five millions of dollars,
lives at Ophir in Cherokee. Mr. Moore
has been mining here for some fifteen
years and has done very well in buying
and selling mineral land. There has been
no practical evidence of the large sale
reported. The mine has not gone
into the possession of the capitalists
nor has work been begun by them that
any one knows of.
I have questioned closely about gold
mining in Cherokee county and do not
are any extensive operations
here st present except the Frank-
superintended by Mr. Moore.
There fras been some profitable mining
done in the county. Mines have been suc
cessfully worked at several points. The
Franklin mine, the Little Biver or Chero
kee mine, the mine at Old Sixes and the
Kellogg mine have all done well in the
past, chiefly under hand labor. Mrs.
Franklin and her brother drew adjoining
lots that turned out to be very valu
able, the gold yield running to a quarter
of a million it is said.
Colonel Wm. E Nickerson some two
years ago tried mining in the county. He
first attempted the dredging boat plan,
dredging the rivers. He bad a boat that
cost him some $12,000. He found that
thia was not profitable, and tried hydraulic
mining. He operated in the Sixes mine,
but was not sufficiently pleased to con
tinue it. He stopped his mining opera
tions, and has built a large saw mill near
Canton, which he is successfully running.
There have been unquestionably some
good mines in Cherokee, but an opinion
prevails whether true or not that it is not
as a good mining country altogether as the
region about Dahlonega. The experience
of miners here has been that the simple,
inexpensive ways of mining as by hand
labor have been more profitable than run
ning by costly machinery.
In about a mile of Canton is the copper
mine, which Senator Brown sold for $25,-
000, snd gained bis first good start on the
road to fortune. His father-in-law. Dr.
Gresham, bought the lot at public sale for
a small sum, thinking his young son-in
law might wish it for the wood. Young
Brown attached little value to it, but took
it, and afterwards sold it to a company of
Savannah capitalists for $25,000. They
bought machinery and expended some
$150,000 in working the mine, but did
not go deep enough to strike the profitable
vein that there is reason to believe is there.
Their money gave out and the mine was
abandoned. There is a large hole in the
hill, with high embankments of the ex
cavated dirt and immense decayed timbers,
that show where these gentlemen sunk
their money. Nothing has been done with
the mine since. It is owned in three
■hares. z Judge James R. Brown is one of
the owners. A short distance from the
mine, at the foot of a sleep, hill, is the
WM..fine _ajum spring that has water
equalling <u strength t 'u&.kacus Rock
bridge Alum Spring water in Virginia.
The water has never been analyzed, but it
has been tried by persons with marked
benefit. This is an uncommon and valua
ble spring, and I believe that it will pay
handsomely to improve and utilize it.
There are other fine springs of a medicinal
nature near here, especially a very good
sulphur spring, and the country abounds
in springs with iron in them.
Talking with Col. Nickerson about his
mining experience he says:
‘•The styles of mining that have been
used here are river dredging; the working
of sulphuretted veins where the gold is inti
mately associated with iron pyrites; hy
draulic mining where the surface soil and
gravel are worked for gold by a forcible
stream of water obtained either from steam
pumps or from a head of water; and work
ing by hand, where the gold bearing grav
el is shoveled into what is called a “Tom,”
which is a box about twelve feet long, a
foot wide and six to ten inches
high, placed on an inclined plane and a
small branch turned to run through it,
and the stream washes the sand and gravel
away and leaves the gold, which remains
by reason ot its great weight in the crevices
or "riffles,” as they are called, of the box.
The larger part of the gold that has been
found and the larger part of the profit has
been made by the hand working, where
the main expense is the labor. A boat for
dredging can be constructed at an expense
of $12,000, of w|iich SB,OOO is for the
steam shovel, weighing 12 tons, and the
balance for the boat, that will work 500
tons of dirt a day and cost sls a day to run.
An hydraulic outfit for doing a liberal
business will cost about $5,000, and give
75 horse power steam and 1,500 to 2,000
gallons of prater a minute. My theory is
that several email pumps are better
than one large pump, as there is a
steadier stream and less of a shock. A
mining outfit for working a small sulphur
etted vein will cost, say $7,000, including
a $2,500 stamp mill.
There are four mines in Cherokee coun
ty that have made fortunes—the Kellogg,
Sixes, Cherokee and Franklin mines. No
one knows what has been taken from the
mines in this county, but it amounts to
several millions, and many a farmer has
made his money mining with which he
has bought his farm. Ido not suppose
there is a forty acre lot in Cherokee coun
ty that gold cannot be panned from it
enough to make a showing. Neither the
Sixes nor the Cherokee mines are being
run. The Franklin mine is in full blast,
and I understood some limited work is
being done on the Kellogg mine. I con
sider the Kellogg a good mine. The Sixes
mine is what ia called a deposit .mine, that
is the gold is in particles mixed in the loose
■oil. The Kellogg is of the same descrip
tion. The Franklin and Cherokee are
sulphuretted veins. There is no reason
to doubt that close prospecting would de
velop other as valuable mipes in this coun
ty. The counties that have taken the lead
in gold mining are Hall,
White, Habersham and Rabun. There is
no iron mining in this county, though
there are plentiful beds of iron ore.
do not think there will be general
mining in this county, as the gold is
■to much scattered. The gold deposits,
are of a character to stimulate
constant and active interest.
OoL Nickerson is a practical, enterpris
ing young Northern gentleman who has
Located here and displayed a great deal of
[energy and liberality. He owns the livery
■itable m Canton. He has some specimens
y gold tfken in his mining operations.
■Tie yellow nuggets look very attractive,
■he largest of them were taken from the
mine. There is a wonderful fascina
in the idea of gathering up pans of
dirt or river water and findins the
[■■en ore scattered through it.
true gold mines of this countiy are
■magnificent valley farms with their
river bottoms. I have mentioned
these beautiful plantations right
All through this country su:h
■HLe scattered. Some six miles from
the Etowah, river is the farm of
Field, a place that will compere
the lordly plantations of M:.I-
die or Southern Georgia. Embracing over
fifteen hundred acres, with six hundred
acres of river bottom, smooth, level, rich,
it is bursting into sffluent hatvests under
a tida«e that is tbe very embodiment of
modern agricultural science and pro
gress. Every kind of labor saving
implement is used on this model
place. The ground is broken with
sulky plows, the crops are put in with
planting machines, the ground is attended
with cultivators, and the great crops are
harvested by the best machinery. The
plantation is stocked with thoroughbreds.
Jerseys and Orchards of
every variety of improved fruit have been
planted. Everything is raised on this
royal farm. Col. Field has not ignored
the clover field, that proper feature of a
North Georgia farm.
The truth is that this country has been
a constant surprise to me—a revelation of
fertility, healtbfulness, beauty, good
farming and superb resources. It must,
with the instrumentality of the all poten
t ai railroad, become one of the most popu
lar sections of our marvelous common
wealth.
I close to catch the mail, and to go out
into the country to spend the night with
Mr. Sharp. Richmond.
OXFORD COMMENCEMENT.
The Hope of the Country On the Ros
tmm—Fine Oratory and Hine Ora
tors—The Sermons—Dr. Means.
(Correspondence of the Chronicle.)
Oxford, Ga , June 25.—The commence
ment sermon of Emory College was
preached yest> rday by .Dr. Haygood to a
very large audience. His sermon was one
of the beet of his life. Abounding in good
thought, at times it was grandly eloquent.
In the evening memorial services of the
late Dr. Means were held. A short but
very exhaustive sketch of his life was read
by Prof Stone, who was followed by
Bishop Pierce, Dr Potter and Capt. Pooe,
all of whom spoke feelingly and admiring
ly of Dr. Means.
Seldom is there so pleasant a time to
hold an Emory commencement. The re
freshing shower yesterday afternoon cool
ed the air and settled the dust, and this
morning came in with all the beauty of a
spring day. There were a few clouds
about the sun, but towards ten o’clock, the
hour for opening the exercises, they were
all blown away, the eon came out and
Oxford was alive with gaiety and beauty.
At 9% o'clock the band struck up its sweet
est notes, and as its voice echoed down
the streets, and ever the campus, crowds
of sub-fresh, and little darkies were seen
making their way towards it. This was
sophomore day. exercises opening at ten
o’clock. After prayer by Rev. Mr. Chris
tian, Mr. E. P. Allen, of Shanghai, China,
was introduced. He spoke “A Plea for
Ireland,” and spoke it gracefully and elo
quently. His friends expect him to carry
away one of the prizes. After him came
W. L. Branham, of Oxford, who, at the
conclusion of his sheech, waa heartily
cheered. He spoke Senator Vest’s invec
tive against Mahone. Mr. Branham is
one of the hero members of his class, a
good writer, a graceful speaker, very pop
ular both wi<h the faculty and with the
boys. We would not be surprised if the
committe awards him the prize.
R. W. Flournoy, of Madison, Ga., spoke
"Liberty.” by Henery.
W. B. Ford, of Cave Springs, Ga., had a
subject that won for him Jjie attention of
the audience before begun to
Speak, fie spoke "The Women of the
South.” No one had better attention than
he, and when he was through the hearty
applause showed that the devotion shown
by our women to the Lost Cause is still
held in sacred memory by the people of
the Sontb.
W. T. Hanson, of Macon, Ga., spoke
"The South Faithful to Her Duties.”
8. Hollingsworth, of Tampa, Fla., told
us of "Soutrern Chivalry.” His style is
more like that of a man than a school boy.
He has a full, well modulated voice, and
may get one of the prizes.
“A Defense before the House of Repre
sentatives” was made by J. H. McGehee,
of Savannah, Ga., and a good defense it
was.
Next came Mr. E. V. Mobley, of Cole
man Citv, Texas, on "Mississippi’s Con
tested Elections.” Mr. Mobley comes
from eloquent ancestry, and was by far the
handsomest and most graceful speaker of
the day. His voice is ringing and musi
cal, and with an ease in delivery seen only
in the natural orator, he held his large au
dience almost in breathless suspense dur
ing his entire speech. There is but little
doubt that he will get the first prize.
W. Y. Short, of Bentley, Ga., "On Be
ing Found Guilty of Treason,” held the
hen-em close attention.
R. P. Williamson, of Ellaville, Ga., spoke
"Address to the People of the South,” by
Hon. B. H. Hill. He is a little ministerial
in his delivery—tall and slender, a clear,
high ringing voice, with an enthusiasm
that needs to be repressed rather than cul
tivated. He was heartily cheered at the
conclusion of his speech. He was the last
of the sophomore speakers, and after him
came four short speeches in French and
German. They were interesting, yet but
few knew what they were saying. To
night occurs the champion debate between
the Few and Phi Gamma societies, and also
the presentation of the Boynton, Allen
and Bigham medals, which is the most in
teresting occasion during tue whole com
mencementexercises. H.
THE FLAMES IN NASHVILLE.
Tennessee’s iCaeital Town Visited by
the Fire Fiend—The Losses and In
surance.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Nashville, June 27.—A fire, this morn
ing, destroyed the building on the corner
of Clark and Front streets, occupied by
Diehl & Lord, beer bottlers, and Valentine
<fc Co., chewing gum and prize package
manufacturers, and partially destroyed the
Woodward, building adjoining, occupied
by Phillips, Butteiff & Co., dealers in
wooden and stoneware, and Handly,White
<fcCo., druggists, whose stocks were par
tially destroyed and damaged by water.
The building occupied by Diehl &
was owned by A. H. Rmnier, of New
York, and was valued at SIO,OOO and in
sured for $5,000. The Woodward build
ing was insured for $5,000 Valentine A
Co.’s loss is $20,000 and insurance $6.-
000. Diehl A Lord lose on
and fixtures $6,000, and are insußß for
$3,500. Phillips, Butterff A Co.’s loss is
$6,000 and is insured for $5,C00. Hand
ly, White A Co.’s loss is covered by insur
ance of $7,000.
A Post Trader Who Wouldn’t Be Rob
bed.
Helena, Mont., June 27.—At 3 o’clock,
Saturday morning, while the coach from
Deer Lodge for Helena was crossing the
main range of the Rocky Mountains, 18
miles west of this city, two men with hand
kerchiefs tied across the lower part of their
faces, stepped from a brush and ordered
the driver to halt Jno. McCormick, a poet
trader at Fort Missoula, was on the
box with the driver, and drawing a six
shooter quickly opened fire on the high
waymen. One was badly hurt and crawled
back into the brush. The other returned
McCormick’s fire, seriously wounding one
of the wheel horses. The team took fright
and ran, and was soon out of the robber’s
range. Three other passengers were on
board but were unharmed. The treasure
box was on the coach following the one at
at tacked.
THE INDIANS AGAIN.
THE CAPTURED CHIRICAHUAS AND
WHAI ’S TO BE DOVE WITH
THEM.
”hf Statement Inc .rrrct Tbat They
Have Been Crowded Upon tbe San
Carlos Reservation lnte.'n al
Revenue Reeelpts—General
News Notes From Wash
ington City.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
Washington, June 27.—Seeietary Lin
coln, to-day, received tbe following dis
patch from General Crook, dated Whipple
barracks, yesterday: The report that the
Chiricahuas have been forced upon the
San Carlo® reseivation is incorrect. The
facts in the case are that those who had
surrendered were sent forward under a
guard of four companies of cavalry and
Indian scouts. My instructions to Capt.
Crawford being that the Chiricahuas
should be kept with the scouts until other
arrangements could be made. Chirica
huas who went alter their families told me
that they would join the column at the
line or should we have gone too last then
they would follow along the mountains
and come in at San Carlos. We have no
means of communicating with them nntil
they come in at the agency, and if the
first arrivals ’find that those who started
back with us are not with the scouts, we
destroy all our chances of ever reducing
them to a state of peace. Tbe Indians on
the San Carlos reservation are in no dan
ger of being contaminated by contact
with the Chiricahuas. As a matter of
humanity, I am anxious to get in the last
of this band so as to leave nothing undone
for the recovery of the captive boy.
Tbe Investigation of Arcliitect Hill.
In the Hill investigation, to-day, J. M.
Wilbur testified to having done some work
on the New York post office building in
1877, after Hill became Supervising Ar
chitect, Wilbur presented his claim for
$40,000. Hill remarked that he ought to
have something for settling such an old
claim. He referred Wilbur to a clerk
named Gannon. The latter took the wit
ness into another room and told him they
(Hill and Gannon) ought to have ten
per cent. for settling the c*aim.
The witness neither accep ed nor rejected
this suggestion and he believes Hill, and
Gannon, reported adversely upon his
claim as it was disallowed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, and has not yet been
paid. On cross-exammination the witness
was asked why he had not made a record
of this conversation at the timeot the oc
currence. He replied, well I though it
was a rather strange proceeding on
the part of a government official, but
I was a stranger in Washington at that
time, and J. did not know but that it was a
custom with officials here.” Gannon then
took the stand and denied that any
such conversation ever occurred
as had been detailed by Wilbur
or that any proposition bad been
made by him (the witness) to Wilburnl for
10 per Cent of his claim for passing it.
Hill referred Wilbur to him (Gannon)
becanse it was customary in tVe office
to refer a claimant to the clerk having
the matter in charge. Mr. Hill tcok
the stand, and said a portion of tbe
testimony of Wilbur?is true and part
of it is false. “I never had any conversa
tion with Wilbur, in which it was’’either
said or intimated that I would receive or
permit any compensation to be paid for
tbe settlement of the claim.” Wilbur was
cross-examined, wi.h the object of demon
strating that whatever claim he had was
against Bartlett & Bobbins,tbe contractors,
under whom Wilbur was sub-contractor,
but this line of examination was stopped.
The Internal Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue receipts during
tbe month of May, 1883, were $346,813
greater than during the same month of
1882. There was an increase of $231,729
from spirits, an increase of $220,527 from
tobacco, an i icrease of $167,363 from
beer, a decrease of $4,049 from banks and
bankers, and a decrease of $188,752 from
miscellaneous sources. The com
parative statement of the collections
of internal revenue during the first
eleven months of the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1882 and 1883 shows as follows:*
Total receipts from spirits, 1882, $64.-
514.092; 1883, $68,852,655-an increase
of $4,338,563. From tobacco, 1882, $43,-
450,981; 1883, $39,762,075-a decrease
of $3 688,606. From fermented Pquors,
1882, $14,419,644; 1883, $15,051,498 -
an increase of $631,854. From banks and
bankers, 1882, $3,888,721; 1883, $3,-
748,561 —a decrease of $140,160. Mis
cellaneous, 1882, $7,334,571; 1883, $7,-
249,969-a decrease of $84,602 Total
receipts, 1882, $133,608 009; 1883, $134,-
664,758—an increase of $1,056,749.
Yellow Fever Bound for New York.
The Surgeon-General of the marine hos
pital service has been advised that the
American bark Helen Sands left Havana,
Cuba, on the 25th inst., bound for New
York, and that several of her crew were
sick with yellow fever. These facts have
been communicated to the health authori
ties at New York, with the view of having
the infected vessel prevented from enter
ing that port.
Paymaster Wasson and the President.
The President has approved the findings
and full sentence of the court martial in
Paymaster Wasson’s cass. An will
be issued from the War Department to
morrow, officially announcing his sen
tence, which is dismissal from the army
and be confined at hard labor for eighteen
months in some prison to be selected here
after.
Health Associations Along the Missis
sippi.
The National Board of Health has been
informed that the sanitary council of the
Mississippi Valley are preparing to estab
lish inspection stations on the Mississippi
river.
Enormous Customs Receipts of Late.
The customs receipts, to-day, were over
one million dollars, and the receipts from
this source have recently been very heavy,
owing to the withdrawal from bond of su
gar, opium and other articles upon which
increased duties go into effect July Ist.
IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED,
The Administration Party Defeats the
Windomites—The Nominees.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
St. Paul, Minn., June 28.—The Repub
lican Convention met at noon yesterday.
C. D. Giifillan was made Temporary Chair
man. Committees were appointed and a
recess taken till evening. On re-assem
bling, Mr. Giifillan was elected Permanent
Chairman by Gov. Hubbard’s friends over
Pillsbury, who was nominated by the
Windomites. Gov. Hubbard was renomi
nated by acclamation. C. A. Gilman was
nominated forJLieutenant-Governor, Fred
Vorvaumbach for Secretary of State, and
W. J. Hahn for Attorney General.
Yellow Fever on Board.
New Orleans, La., June 28.—A special
to the Trmes-Democrat, from Biloxi, Miss.,
says the Norwegianjbark Alma, from Vera
Cruz for Pascagoula, arrived at Horn
Island, yesterday, but having yellow fever
on board was sent to the quarantine sta
tion at Ship Island. The second mate
died to-day, and there is said to be another
case on board.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUDY 4, 18b3
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE OLD CAPI
TAL.
Governor Johnson Editor of * Cam
paign Organ—lnteresting Re
miniscences.
Editors Chronicle:
I propose, with the permission of the
proprietors, to give tbe readers of the dear
old Chronicle some random sketches of
men and times in Milledgeville, running
back to tbe good old days of Gov. McDon
ald— some forty years. Heigho ! that is a
lona time ago, and very few of the present
readers of tbe paper have any knowledge
of the happenings of those days, among
the "big bugs,” who congregated occa
sionally at the seat of government It will
not be difficult for the reader to discover
the party bias of the writer, nor shall I
attempt to disguise it. But I shall endeavor
to set down naught in malice. Dear me,
how timegioftens all our aspirities.
Manyh|f the great men of the nation
have began lHe as school teachers—as
Webster andßtephens. But few, indeed,
have buckled on the armor of tbe quil
diiver, mounted the revolving chair
assumed the royal "We.” either at the !■
ginning, or at any other period, of
career. Perhaps not a score of ougal
ent pnblic men - except among ,
mate friends, and he had v=>ry
recall the fact that the late JlersffiPM
Johnson was, thirty-eight years ago, tQI
editor of the leading State weekly newspa?
per of his party. Yet fact it is; and there?
by hangs a tale.
In tbe winter of 1843-4, H. V. John-ov;
then slightly known beyond hie circuit,
left Jefferson county, then one of this
strong old Whig boroughs, where by
reason of party prejudice he could not have
received the office of J. P,, and came up to
Bild win, another Whig stronghold. As
the boys said, he only swapped the devil
for the witch, for at that time "Gns Kin?
yun”—the Hon. A. H Kenan—had Bald
win in a swing. But at any rate Mr John
son enlarged his views, if he did not
improve it. His own family was growing
up, and he had, besides a step son, and
Mrs. Johnson’s half brother also, to be
educated. So he came up and settled in
midway, two miles from the capitol, taking
the old Rockwell house, and opening hi#
law office in Milledgeville. During 1844,
in the memorial contest between Po]k and
Clay, he made great reputation as a stump,
speaker, leaping almost at a bound to tbe
very front, among snob men as Toombs,
Stephens. Lumpkin. Walter T. Colquitt
and like giants of that time. Very natu
rally his fame spread from tbeteentral
point over the whole State, and very
naturally too some over zealous admirer
suggested him as a candidate for Governor,
against Geo. W. Crawford, the Whig
incumbent, who was re nominated and re
elected in 1845. Tbe suggestion was
made in the spring or earlv snttmer of
1845, in the central Democratic organ, the
Federal Union, or a? ve Whig boys called
it, the Federal Ruin. Mr. Johnson was
then in the very flush and prime of his
manhood, a magnificent specimen of a man
in every respect, not much over thirty
He doubtless felt himself/ too
young for such, a position, and, beydes,
he never was an office seeker-BA med
and loa'hed the idea. It ever,
only eight years after that he was o icted
Governor, defeating that noblest R irpan
of them all, Charles J. Jenkins.Jbjr Jii very
small majority, and
tancing the Know .Nothing carcWdate,
Judge Andrews.
of thitJacksnp>nion •
th* DemoSralfTff Con
vention June, 1845, a letter was
read Johnson to one of the dele
gates, /Pegging his name be not
brongut in, and promising to do all in bis
power for the nominee. There was quite
nu exciting contest for the nomination,
the friends of Judge Warner urging him
with great zeal and pertinacity as the only
man who could beat Crawford. But War
ner was a Northern man, and that always
stood m his way, but not so much then as
later. However, finally the nomination
was given to a Savannah man, the Hon.
M. Hall McAllister, a gentleman of parts,
of fine presence, genial and whole-souled.
But McAllister, besides being a low-coun
try man at that time, against all whom
there was much foolish prejudice then,
which is not all dead even yet, was also of
Northern birth. And his nomination led
tn H. V Johnson becoming editor of the
Federal Union. Tbat paper was then owned
by Park & Boeers, but Colonel John
G. Park, who had years before been Sur
veyor-General, and was a man of influence
in the party throughout the State, was the
real head and front, body and soul of the
paper, and he kicked o"t of the traces.
From purely personal reasons he disliked
McAllister exceedingly, and swore in his
wiath that his name should not go to the
head of his columns, making the original
remark that he "would not vote for him
for a dog pelter in hell.”
Then there was consternation in the
camp. If the central organ refused to
hoist the nominee’s name at the masthead
the election was lost beyond peradventure.
What to do ? The time was short—only
little more than two months to election,
and there were no telegraph lines in Geor
gia then, as only the year previous Morse
had erected the first short line from Wash
ington to Baltimore. Purchasers for the
paper were soon found—Col. D. 0. Camp
bell, of Macon, and Ges. Thomas M. Grif
fin, of Newnan—but neither of them could
well come to Milledgeville. In this emer
gency friends remembered the rising
young Johnson, and his offer to do all he
could for the nominee. He was near by,
his law office in the same building, and it
was not supposed that the editorial labors
on a weekly paper could seriously in
terfere with his legal business. So after
hasty correspondence and conference,
Hon. John E. Ward representing the Sa
vannah interest,Mr. Johnson was installed
editor of the Capitol organ of the Demo
cracy, many persons believing at the Uffie
that the influence of Mrs. Johnson,
superior woman, who knew her
better than any one, and knew his poWrs
and capabilities, turned the scale in iavor
of acceptance. His career in the position
was short indeed, only about two
months, but perhaps no such able snd
brilliant work was ever dene on a
weekly paper in this State' before
or since. But this short editrrial expe
rience, however brilliant and gratifying,
was not such as to induce Gov. Johnson
: ever again to appear in the same character.
He was not a man who sought popular ap
plause - on the contrary, he rather despised
it, and especially did he despise and ab
hor any arts or efforts to secure it
Mr. ’ McAllister, notwithstanding he
traveled in the up-country in a broken
topped carriage, and showed himself every
where a genial gentleman, and notwith
standing the able help of the press and the
stump speakers, was defeated, but onlyJby
a small majority. In fact, for two weeks or
more after the election, so slowly did the
news travel then, tbat his friends kept up
their spirits, and his opponents had the
blues. After all was over and the smoke
cleared away Mr. Johnson sent in his “lit
tle bill” for one thousand dollars, as Col.
Park informed me, which Col. Ward and
the Savannah friends thought exorbitant
if not outrageous, in view of all the cir
cumstances, and particularly as the elec
tion was lost and there could be no good
pickings. This state of affairs led to cool
ness, if not estrangement, and perhaps
was one of many other reasons why Gov.
Johnson never further pursued the career
editorial.
When Mrs. Dorsey ‘thanked God” for
the verdict, Infidel Bob looked like a sour
mash.
IRISH IMMIGRANTS.
SENDING PAUPERS TO THE UNITED
STATES.
Resolutions of tin New Y’erk Commis
sioners of Immigration—What An
chor Line Officers Say—The Ques
tion Aired in the Old Country
lhe House of Commons
Telling About It.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.)
New York, June 28.—The Commission’
era of Immigration, to-day, resolved that
.all immigrants coming to this port from
the almshouses of foreign countries be re
pented to the collector of the port as un
able to take care of themselves without be
coming a public charge, unless authentic
evidence to the contrary is produced, and
that the collector be asked to detain in the
Mream vessels carrying the immigrants for
ajfime sufficient to permit a thorough ex
’ gnrination by the inspectors. An officer of
Anchor Line said to-day that thev
fogqldnqttafr* aov pastongers back wjth-
■|he Secretary of the Take Fund De
’l dares.
June 28.—The Secretary of the
UTuke Fund declares that all emigrants who
have been assis’ed to go to America by that
*fund hate been sent direct to relatives or
friends in that country, and have been pro
vided with money on landing.
The Commons Discuss the Matter.
London, June 28 —Mr. Trevelyan, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, replying, in the
House of Commons, this afternoon, to the
question of Cowan as to whether
it was true that pauper emigrants
had been sent to America with the knowl
edge and consent of the government, said
the repqjrts about the landing of paupers
in America were greatly exaggerated. He
stated that the steamer Anchoria took no
inmates of any workhouse, and all the em
igrants sent by the commissioners had
been supplied with funds. No paupers
had been sent out by the boards of guar
dians. Mr. Trevelyan also said that tele
grams from America on the subject should
be received with great caution. He said
the Furnessia took out 421 emigrants
of whom only five families had been in the
workhouse, and in each of these cases
friends in America had offered them
homes. He had himself seen all tickets of
the emigrants, including railway tickets,
from the other side. They had also checks
for the full amount of the landing allow
ance, which, for adults is one pound, and
for children ten shillings each. Mr. Trev
elyan said that questions relating to the
action of the American government in the
matter should be addressed to the Foreign
Office, as his business was simply to ascer
tain whether the administrative details of
Irish emigration were carried out as far as
possible. Mr. Lawther, Conservative, gave
notice that be would, at an early day, call
attention to tbe subject.
Sr. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY.
A Letter Concerning an Old and Honor
ed Institution—Commencement
Exercises.
g [Correepcndence of the Chronicle.]
EMtoiTSBURG, Md,, June 28.—A large.
Assemblage of the relatives and 'friends or
ttre pa pt hr' of 4R. Joseph’s Academy gath
ered in attendance at the usual com
mencement exercises which took place to
day. Some eighty miles distant from Bal
timore, from where it is accessible by rail
road, St. Joseph’s is located, in the most
picturesque valley of the Blue Ridge re
gion in Maryland. The spacious, impos
ing buildings of tbe Academy, com
bining comfort and elegance, are charm
ingly situated in a grove at the sum
mit of a slight elevation from which a vi« w
of beuuty strikes the eye; long sweeping
expanse of bright, green lawn, beyond
which is caught a glimpse of the quaint
village of Emmittsburg—the blue outline*
of distant mountains, and nearer by
flashes of reflected sun light from tbe wa
ters of a little lake, its banks fringed with
oaks, where pleasure boats are moored
suggestive of pleasant moments of
recreation—all make a scene not soon
forgotten.
Always an interesting occasion, "distri
bution day” at St. Joseph, was this year, a
particularly brilliant event, there being a
large number of scholars coming from all
parts of the United States, Cuba and Mex
ico. and several graduates, who in a va
ried programme of musical and literary ex
cellence abundant!'- sustained the enviable
reputation the academy enjoys as one of
t the most desirable seminaries of the land.
It is one of the oldest Catholic institu
tions in the United States, and being re
garded as the Mother Home of the good
Sisters attracts to its ranks of teachers the
most gifted minds in that community. A
high order of scholarship is maintained in
all branches of learning, and believing no
female education complete without a
knowledge of that useful part of domestic
economy, la cuisine, St. Joseph’s is pro
vided with a model kitchen where scholars
are taught the art culinary, and a novel fea
ture of the commencement was a tempting
display of their skill, which elicited com
ments of praise from the visitors to the
great pride of the young ladies, who thus
apart from tbe more elegant feminine ac
complisbments, acquire an essential
knowledge of housekeeping
Many of the prelates of the church were
present and the distribution of premiums
was made by Archbishop Gibbons, who
accompanied the presentation with a
brief but touching address. The first hon
or fell this year to Miss L. Broadhead,
daughter of Senator Broadhead, of Califor
nia, who in her ode, "Farewell to St.
Joseph’s” gives promise of uncommon
poetic power. Maryland.
The Balloting at Coneord, N. H.
Concord, N. H., June 28.—The ballot in
the joint convention for United States
Senator, to-day, resulted: Whole number,
309; necessary for a choice. 155; Wm. 8.
Ladd, 1; Jeremiah Smith, l;Chas. Doe, 1;
Chas S. Bell, 1; Benj. F. Prescott, 2; Gil
man Marston, 14; Aaron F. Stevens, 16;
James F. Briggs, 28; James W. Patterson,
33; Edward H. Rollins, 99; Harry Bing
ham, 113.
• The second ballot for United States Sen
ator this afternoon resulted : Total vote,
287; necessary to a choice, 144, Smith, 1;
Doe, l;Bell, I; Wm. Shaw, 1; Prescott, 1:
Marston. 13; Stevens, 15; Briggs, 26; Pat
terson, 33; Rollins, 93; Bingham, 102.
Ooncobd, N. H., June 28.—A vote is to
be taken daily for United "States Senator,
though no quorum of either House will be
present before Tuesday. Resolutions to
defer the taking of any binding votes for
Senator till a week from Tuesday was de-
E'eated in the joint convention after the bal
ot this afternoon.
Arrested For Tampering With the Mail.
Chablotte, N. C., June 27. Henry
Gillespie, late postmaster at Davidson
College, and Jas. F. Gamble, the clerk,
were arrested, here, to-day, by Post Office
Inspector Lawson on the charge of rob
bing tbe mails of $299. They were taken
o Daridfion College where an investigation
if the irregularites in that office ia being
,nade. Gillespie and Gamble wail el ex
.mination and were held in S6OO bail
A.. E. «Si C.
The Narrow Guage Idea for the New-
Rood—A Traveller s Views.
Editors Chronicle;
Slate Rock, Columbia Co., Jane 26. —
We have read in your weekly several aria
cles on the subject of making the Augusta,
Elberton A Chicago Railroad a narrow
stead of a broad gauge. The difference in
the cost of building a narrow and broad
gauge road as stated in said articles is not
correct, according to my reading. The
difference in cost is about twenty-five per
cent in favor of the narrow gauge. lam
satisfied that Capt. Dwight, the civil engi
neer of the A., E. Jt C. road, will not pnt
the difference higher after several years’
experience in building narrow gauge roads
in South Carolina. Augusta is putting her
money in this road. Now, if she gets the
road at all, is it not reasonable to suppose
that she will want railroad connection with
the railroad system of Georgia ? Narrow
gauge roads are the exception and not the
rule, and contemplates but few passengers
and but little freight. Suppose the com
pany should have to issue bonds to com
plete the road, would they not feel
SKA SJU-Sk «
especially where the section of country
through which the road is to run is un
known. Why, says the man with money
to put into railroads, your little road as a
local affair may pay or may not. I prefer
to put my money into the railroad system
of the country. I want to be connected by
rail with the great valley of the West and
with the seaboard, with the North and the
South.
Again, one of the big points in this road
is that it will shorten the distance to the
valley of the West at least 150 miles— a
saving of 300 miles on the round trip
and some of the friends of the road have
predicted that it will be the first road in
Georgia to require a double track. Why
go to boring with a gimblet when there is
a big auger in sight. No, no; away with
the narrow gauge. Let us round up and
find out exactly what we have left, and if
it is required, in order to build a first-class
road, put in half; and if that will not do,
why, put in half of tbe remaining half.
Traveller.
THE SAJVANNAH VALLEY.
Mr. John S- Davidson tmbng the Men
of Elbert—The A., E. «S C.—The
Canal Dam.
The Chronicle yesterday met Mr. John
S. Davidson, Esq., who has just returned
from a t-ip to Elberton, where he attended
a Masonic convention composed of six or
seven of the counties of his Masonic dis
trict. The convention was attended by
representative members from that section
of the State, and Mr. Davidson reports that
they all without exception, represent the
crops of their counties as satisfactory; the
grain crop being, with some exceptions, a
fair one, and the present promisee of cot
ton and corn being excellent. He says
there is a spirit of hope and independence
among the farmers which has not been so
general for a number of years. They ex
pect with abundant harvests this year to
be placed solidly on their feet and many of
them hope to lay by some surplus of cash.
Fafilroad
He says the feelliny throughout that
entire section of confttry in favor of the
‘Augusta and Elberton Railroad is very
pronounced and encouraging. It is be
lieved that if ’he people of Augusta and
neighborhood will grade the road to Broad
river its completion will be assured. All
of that section are anxious to trade with
Augusta They have many ties which hold
them to us, and though for the present
compelled by stress of circumstance to go
elsewhere, will gladly return to their-first
and earliest love. He says that it was a
matter of surprise to him to learn of the
earnest interest of such a large part of the
people of these counties, and their assur
ances of material aid to this important en
terprise seemed really enthusiastic.
The Dam Question.
The Savannah river counties are deeply
concerned, too, about our dam, and many
of the leading men express themselves as
anxious to have the difficulties arranged
without resort to any harsh measures, and
are at present opposed to and refuse to
support some of the extreme plans sugges
ted as a remedy by a few of the more in
temperate citizens.
KILLED AT HIS POST.
A South Carolina Railroad Engineer
Crushed to Death.
Yesterday morning about half past eight
o’clock an accident occurred on the S. C.
R. R near Charles ton, in which a valu
able engineer and a citizen of Augusta
was crushed to death in his locomotive
Mr. Sam Smith was running the engine,
No. 54, drawing the special train from
Summerville into Charleston, a distance of
about 21 miles. This train carries each
morning into the city a number of mer
chants and school children, who reside in
the country, and when about two
. miles from Charleston struck the
■ switch, of the track leading off from
the main line to the phosphate works. This
switch it seems, had just been changed
to admit of the passage of a hand car from
the regular track yesterday morning and
by most unfortunate inadvertance was not
closed. The Summerville train which
rounded the curve at a rapid rate ran into
the switch before the opening could be
.detected. Within two cars lengths of the
switch stood some freight cars on the side
track and info these the engine crashed its
way. The tender turned almost over upon
the locomotive, and when found, the
body of Engineer Smith was hopeless
ly crushed and cut. He was dead
in a few minutes, and the col
ored fireman, Paul Washington, was se
riously cut about the legs. None "of the
passenger cars were injured and the pas
sengers were not hurt. They could plainly
feel the air brake which the faithful engi
neer had immediately applied, too late,
however, to stop the train, dying like a
man at his post with his hand upon the
lever. Samuel Smith was about forty-five
years of ape, and his wife, daughter and son
in-law left for Charleston last evening.
■ The body will probably be brought up to
day to this city for interment Deceased
; was one of the best engineers on the road
and had just been transferred to the Sum
merville run.
There were about one hundred and fifty
passengers on tbe train, none of whom
were hurt. They owe their lives to the
heroism of the engineer who instead of
jumping from the engine after the train left
the track, occupied himself during the run
to thejseene of the collision,in reversing his
engine and putting on air brakes. Tbe
accident was caused by the carelessness of
tbe section master, says a telegram last
night, who was reparing the switch at the
time. The coroner’s jury lays all the blame
on section master fi. G. Stewart. He
was arrested last evening and has been
committed to jail in default ©f $2,000
bail.
Arrest of an Austrian Staff Officer.
St. Petersburg, June 28.—An Austria®
staff officer has been arrested, near War
saw, He had in his possession strategic
plans of the river Bug.
TERMS--$2.00 i YEAR
THE LOVED LEE.
UNVEILING OF THE STATUE if
LEXINGTON.
Ceremonies of the Occasion The
Address of Major Daniel—Father
Ryans’ Original Poem—Distin
guished Ones Present at the
Exercises.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.}
Lixixgton, Va., June 28.-Valentine’s
recumbent figure of General Robert E.
Lee was unveiled here, to-day, with im
posing ceremonies, in the presence of
6,000 people. Gen. Wade Hampton act
ed as Chief Marshal, and Gen. George
Stewart as Assistant Marshal. The pro
cession formed on the University campus
at 9 o’clock and marched to the cemetery,
and, having decorated the grave of Stone
wall Jackson, returned and paid like hon
ors to the tomb of Gen. Lee. The ex
ercises were opened on the Universitv
oompus by prayer by Rev. R. J. Mcßryde,
after which Gen. Jubal A. Early, the pre
siding offioef, after a few fitting remarks,
introduced the orator of the occasion,
Major John W. Daniel. For nearly three
hours the eloquent Major held his im
mense audience in rapt attention. There
is but one verdict as to the address and
that is that it is entitled to take its place
among the masterpieces of American ora
tory. After the close of the address,
Father Ryan was introduced and recited
his original poem, “The Sword ofh.ee,”
which was received with loud applause.
Among the distinguished persons pres
ent. we-e ex-Gov. Smith, W. W. Corcoran,
en eminent Washington banker; ex-Gov.
Letcher, Gen. W. F. H. Lee, Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, ex-Chancellor Bruce, of Louisville;
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and daughter,
Gen. Corse. Gen Lilley, Mrs Gen. Pickett,
Mrs. Gen. J. E. B. Stewart, Hon. J. Ran
dolph Tucker, and Hon. C. R. Br oken
ridge, of Arkansas.
After the literary exercises the Rock
bridge Artillery fired several salutes from
Confederate guns used in the first battle
of Manassas, after which the Memorial cham
ber was thrown open to the public and
was thronged for hours with visitors.
THE OHIO PLATFORM.
Letter From Hon. Henry W. Hilliard.
Editors Chronicle;
Dear Sir—Since our recent conversation
in your office in regard to the tariff ’hat
important question has been considered
by the Democratic Convention of Ohio,
and a formal statement of the opinion of
that body has been announced. I have
not seen so satisfactory a definition of that
great problem of political economy for
many years. It meets every difficulty that
surrounds the question. Let us examine it:
We favor a tariff for revenue limited to the
necessities of the government economically
administered, and so adjusted in its applica
tion as to prevent unequal burdens, to encour
age productive industries at home, afford a
just compensation to labor, but not to create
or foster monopolies.
This declaration is clear, comprehen
sive and positive. It recognizes the fact
that the Constitution has conferred upon
Congress the power to raise a revenue for ,
the support of the government, “to lay ’
and col’ect taxes, duties, imposts and ex
cises.” In framing a tariff for the purpose
of providing a revenue for the support of
the government, it is proper to lay duties
on articles which will. yield the requisite
amount, but at the same time Congress
must regard the condition of the country;
it must adjust the measure so as to secure
an equal distribution of the burdens of
taxation, anditsheuld discriminate so as to
encourage productive industries at home.
The system of direct taxation is oppres
sive, inquisitorial and odious. It is open
to the grossest abuses. A wisely adjusted
tariff is a beneficent system.
After a conflict of opinion for more than
half a century, I sincerely hope that the
country will adopt the system recommend
ed in the resolution under consideration.
I forbear to trespass on your time. Very
sincerely jours. Henby W. Hilliard.
ON ’CHANGE.
Lively Times In Chicago Yesterday-
More Failures Recorded.
(By Telegraph to the Chronicle.!
Chicago, Juns 28.—The market on
’Change suffered another bad break this
morning, and the forenoon session was
marked by uneasiness and at times great
excitement. The repression in prices ex
tended to provisions and grain as well,
but was more especially felt in pork and
wheat. Pork has shown a steady and heavy
decline for the past three davs and this
morning took a tumble of
Lard declined 7t£al7l£c., making the
quotation for July options less than that
touched on the day of the failure
of McGeoch. Wheat, which has di play
ed a weakness for a week past, dropped
I cents per bushed in’ addition to
day. These declines renewed all the un
easiness of the past two weeks and the an
nouncement was made at noon that H. O.
Kenyon &Co. and John Sinclair had suc
cumbed. They have been dealing in grain
but were not rated as very extensive deal
ers. One cause assigned for the unusual
weakness displayed by the market is the
bad showing made by the firms of Mc-
Geoch, Everingham & Co. and M. S.
Nichols & Co., particularly the latter firm,
from whom a better report as to assets had
been anticipated.
A Crowd of Swindlers in Durance VileZ
. New York, June 28.—Isias A. Briggs, a
broker, Wesley Lyon, a lawyer, and Emil
Brie, a lawyer nearly 70 years old, were
arrested, to-day, on a charge of selling
forged Missouri State bonds to Edwin R.
Kirk, a sailmaker. Kirk was induced to
purchase the bonds of face value of 5271,-
185 but subsequently learned that Brie
had had similar bonds lithographed in
this city on representation that he was a
State official of Missouri. Briggs was sent
to the State prison some ye?.rs ago for at
tempting to blackmail John Jacob Astor.
Bne ranks as a professional forger. Lyon
was arrested a year ago on the charge of
selling forged bonds but was released on
bail and never tried. In Briggs’ posses
ion were bonds of the New York and At
lantic Railroad Company and of the Chi
cago, Brazil and Ohio Railroad and Coal
Company, supposed to be prepared for
ewin Hing purposes.
Reign of Terror in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ab k., June 28.—Lawless
ness has long existed in the corners of
Garland, Yell and Montgomery counties
where the outlaws have organized a reign
of terror. In April Wm. Potter was assas
sinated and the criminal openly de
fied arrest. Last Sunday an armed
party took possession of a neighboring
church and drawing weapons on the
preacher, compelled him to read a notice
warning the officers and leading citizens
to leave the county or be killed. To-day
Gov. Berry issued a proclamation urging
the sheriffsand other officers of the counties
and all good citizens to use every effort to
bunt down the desperadoes. He expresses
a determination to break up the murder
ous band,